Part 2
Lily was rushed into the emergency department at Methodist Medical Center with heatstroke, severe dehydration, and early kidney stress. The doctor on call, Dr. Elena Brooks, met me outside the treatment room with a face that told the truth before her mouth did.
“You got her out in time,” she said quietly. “But not by much.”
That sentence lodged in my chest like broken glass.
A pediatric nurse sat beside Lily while IV fluids ran into her arm and cooling packs were placed under her neck and behind her knees. Her small body looked impossibly fragile against the stiff white hospital sheets. Her eyelashes trembled when she finally drifted into a restless sleep, and I had to step into the hallway because the sight of her almost broke me.
But breaking down was a luxury I could not afford yet.
Because while Lily was being stabilized, my parents were already trying to rewrite reality.
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